Vent-faucet



B. FREY & H. LOGES.

(No Model.)

VENT FAUCET- No. 429,433. Patented June 3, 1890.

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BENEDICT FREY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND HENRY-LOGES, OF NEWARK, NEWJERSEY' VENT-FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,433, dated June 3,1890.

Application filed December 16, 1889. Serial N0. 383,908. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that we, BENEDICT FREY, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, and HENRY LOGES, of Newark, in the county of Essex and Stateof New Jersey, citizens of the United States, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Vent Faucets, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved at' tachment to faucets for beerand other kegs, whereby simultaneously with the opening and closing ofthe faucet the vent-opening for the keg is opened and closed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a verticallongitudinal section of a keg, showing our improved vent attachment andthe faucet in position thereon. a side view of the faucet, drawn on alarger scale, showing the connection of the tap-plug of the same withthe valved end of the venttube. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectionof the faucet on the line 2 2, Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a verticallongitudinal section of the coupling by which the vent-tube is connectedto its valved end.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the faucet of a beer or otherkeg; B, the vent-plug 0f the same, and O a vent-tube, of rubber or othersuitable flexible material, that connects the vent-plug B along theoutside of the keg with the faucet, as shown in Fig. 1. The faucet A ismade of the usual shape and material and provided back of itsdischargespout and head with a detachable or adjustable collar D, whichis made of two sections (Z d, that are hinged together at one end andconnected by a fasteningscrew d, which passes through the lug d at theopposite end, as shown in Fig. 3. One of the sections d is provided witha ring-shaped arm or standard D, that supports the valved front end 0 ofthe vent-tube O. The front end C is securely applied to. thesupporting-arm D by means of a jam-nut 01 that is screwed up againstsaid arm on the externally-threaded surface of the end 0' of thevent-tube. The front end of the vent-tube C- is provided in front of thearm D with a valve or cook 0 the handle of Fig. 2 is which is applied toa slotted arm E, that is connected by an intermediate pivot-link c witha lever-arm E, that is applied by an adjustable collar e to the tap-plugA of the faucet A. The collar of the lever-arm E is attached to thetap-plug A by a clamp-screw e, that engages the end lugs of the collar6, so that the collar is tightly clamped to the tap-plug of the faucet.The vent-plug B is also provided with a stop-cock b, by which the ventmay be closed-for instance, when the keg is to be kept over night, orwhen it is desired to remove the vent-tube and faucet. The vent-tube Bis connected by a coupling F with the valved end 0', the coupling beingformed of flat sections f f, having registering vent-openings f'- and anintermediate perforated washerbetween thefaces of said sections,

clamped together by a U shaped clasp F, that is pivoted to one of thesections of the coupling, the clasp being provided with a lug for takinghold of the same in removing it from the sections ff or applying itthereto. The coupling F serves for the purpose of disconnecting thevent-tube from the valved end 0, attached to the faucet, whenever thelatter is to be removed from the'keg for cleaning or other purposes, orwhen the keg is to be tapped. Then the faucet is replaced, theconnection between the valved end 0 and the vent-tube O is reestablishedand the stopcock of the vent-plug B opened. When the tap-plug A -of thefaucet A is turned into open position, the leverconnection between thesame and the valved end 0 of the vent-tube C is operated, so as to turnthe valve and move it into open position, andpermit thereby theatmospheric air to enter through the venttube and vent-plug to theinterior of the keg,

charged through the faucet. \Vhen the tapvent-tube is simultaneouslyclosed, and thereby the admission of air to the interior of the kegprevented. In this manner the vent attachment is operated simultaneouslywith the opening and closing of the faucet in drawing off the liquid inthe keg.

Ourimproved vent attachment for kegs has as shown in Fig. 4. Thesections ff are tightlyso that the liquid in the same can be displug ofthe faucet is closed, the valve of the the advantage that it can bereadily applied to any faucet without requiring a faucet of any specialconstruction. It can therefore be furnished at a low price, and can beapplied with great facility to the faucet and ventplugs in common use,which'is a great practical advantage for its introduction tospeciallyconstructed vent-faucets.

Having thus described our invention, We claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- A vent apparatus for barrels or kegs,consistin g of an adjustable collar adapted for application to atap-faucet and provided with an arm, a vent-tube provided with a valve

